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For Baltimore-area residents, bridge collapse means longer commutes and uncertain prospects
by Laurel Wamsley
The Key Bridge collapse is upending life for countless people in the Chesapeake region. Residents say it's not just infrastructure — it's their identity as people who live close to the water.
For this poet, working on her garden is exploring history, race and sustainability
Poet Camille Dungy made her lawn into an eco-friendly pollinator's paradise of native plants. Her memoir links diversifying the landscape and diversifying the voices who write about the natural world.
How Judy Blume's 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' remains so timeless
by Elizabeth Blair
Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret centers around adolescent girls' angst about puberty. Blume's 50-year-old tragicomedy of that awkward, in between stage seems to be timeless.
A new report assesses last month's bank failures and includes lessons for the future
The Federal Reserve and the FDIC reported on lessons learned from March's bank failures, including lapses in government oversight and ideas on how to prevent similar meltdowns going forward.
The lifelong friendship between Harry Belafonte and Martin Luther King Jr.
by Jeff Sharlet
Writer Jeff Sharlet remembers the life and legacy of Harry Belafonte. While writing a profile on the actor and singer, he says he came to understand Belafonte's life as "part of the long struggle."
On debut album, Abraham Alexander finds solace in vulnerability
by Noah Caldwell
On his debut album, Sea/Sons, Abraham Alexander reflects on his upbringing as the son of Nigerian immigrants in Greece and the family's eventual journey to settle in the U.S.
Late to the race, White House wants U.S. to become a leader in electric vehicles
by Jackie Northam
There's a race for dominance in electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. China leads right now, but other countries — including the U.S. — are trying hard to catch up.
Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis
NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida.
Turkey's Erdogan cancels election appearances after falling ill
by Peter Kenyon
The Turkish president's campaign for another term after two decades in power hit a bump this week when he fell ill.
Transgender lawmaker speaks out on her banishment from Montana House floor
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Rep. Zooey Zephyr about her ban from attending or speaking in the Montana State House for the rest of the year.
Trump's lawyers conclude cross examination of E. Jean Carroll in civil rape case trial
by Andrea Bernstein
Former columnist E. Jean Carroll continued her testimony on Thursday in her lawsuit sexual assault case trial against Donald Trump. Carroll sued Trump after an alleged rape in the mid-1990s.
51 years later, Germany has a panel to review the Munich Olympics hostage massacre
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Michael Brenner, professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, about the review the 1972 Munich Olympics terrorist attack that killed 11 Israeli athletes.